Pa. conservatives gathering for annual conference

CAMP HILL — Two days of political speeches and workshops are on tap at a hotel outside Harrisburg as conservative activists from across the state attend the annual Pennsylvania Leadership Conference.

The highlight of the Camp Hill gathering is Friday’s opening-day dinner. Scheduled speakers include Gov. Tom Corbett, Fox News contributor Stephen Hayes and Jim DeMint, the former senator from South Carolina who took over earlier this month as president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

The event includes panel discussions on the fight again compulsory union membership and the use of social media to get out the conservative message. Workshops include programs on citizen lobbying and states’ rights.